Amelia Edwards was a fascinating woman who popped her head above the parapet of convention and made a real impact in her own lifetime....

One of the most deplorable uses of child labour in 19th century Ireland was for the sweeping of chimneys. A master sweep would obtain...

In my novel, The Bowes Inheritance, there is a brief glimpse of life in Angel Meadow, Manchester, where Fenian sympathies ran high and...